Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1165, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify and update Hawaii's business registration laws.

The Business Registration Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill will encourage a favorable business climate in Hawaii by streamlining business registration requirements.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1165, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1165, H.D. 2.